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According to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, school violence is a serious problem. [1] [2] In 2007, the latest year for which comprehensive data were available, a nationwide survey, [3] conducted biennially by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and involving representative samples of U.S. high school students, found that 5.9% of students carried a weapon (e ...
This chronological list of school shootings in the United States since the year 2000 includes school shootings in the United States that occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at colleges and universities, and on school buses. Included in shootings are non-fatal accidental shootings. Excluded from this list are the following:
Violence and bullying in schools violate the rights of children and adolescents, including their right to education and health. Studies show that school violence and bullying harm the academic performance, physical and mental health, and emotional well-being of those who are victimized. [2] It also has a detrimental effect on perpetrators and ...
There have been over 70 incidents of gunfire on K-12 school campuses since the beginning of August. Several factors contributing to rising violence, misbehavior in schools Skip to main content
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School violence includes violence between school students as well as attacks by students on school staff and attacks by school staff on students. It encompasses physical violence , including student-on-student fighting , corporal punishment ; psychological violence such as verbal abuse , and sexual violence , including rape and sexual harassment .
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Peer victimization is especially prevalent and damaging in middle school, as during this time children are defining themselves by creating self-schemas and establishing self-esteem, both which will impact their future adult life; for this reason, most of the research on peer victimization focuses on this age group. They are also more vulnerable ...